The first talkie tragedy has happened in Sydney: Madame X, the unknown quantity, proclaimed as the finest talkie that had ever been filmed, had a most unfortunate premiere, as the musical critics say. The talking refused to go with the action. "Solemn words came out of a gun, and loud explosions from the mouth of people sane enough in appearance. The tragic moments were turned into comedy. The machine had gone wrong—a machine tried, tested and proved, developed a kink at the crucial moment when the success pf the picture would have spelt fortune for the screeners. The theatre which had abolished the legitimate actor for the shadow had to close down.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 315, 21 November 1929, Page 3
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